The Swiss star enters the California-based tournament hoping to defend his 2017 crown. Federer has been given a bye in the first round and will not face a top 10 player until at least the quarter-finals. In the second round the world No 1 has been drawn against the winner […]
Daily Archives: March 7, 2018
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Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that consumers can buy directly to check their breast cancer risk on Tuesday. The 23andMe test searches for the three DNA mutations that […]
Shashi Tharoor, who also chairs India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, said a “de facto open border for large numbers of people” would promote better bilateral relations between both nations. The liberal visas for Pakistanis would be available those such as businesspeople, journalists, artists and musicians, Mr Tharoor explained. […]
The space vehicle was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia. It reached speeds of roughly 1,715 meters per second. The vehicle is also understood to have landed safely despite previous reports of booster rockets used to launch satellites and global positioning devices falling into people’s backyards. The […]
A team of volcanologists from the Philippines stated a volcanic eruption that measures at seven on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) scale could cause severe damage. If cities are wiped out, a frightening mass migrant crisis could ensue. Chris Newhall, the lead author on the study that was published in […]
The Justice Department sued California late Tuesday, escalating the battle between the Trump administration and local governments over the issue of providing sanctuaries from a crackdown on immigration enforcement. The lawsuit, which also names Gov. Jerry Brown and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, challenges three recently passed state laws that […]
Employees with Best Buy’s Geek Squad repair unit were paid by the FBI to pass information on to its agents, documents show. Best Buy FBI agents paid employees in Best Buy’s Geek Squad unit to act as informants, documents published Tuesday reveal. Agents paid managers in the retailer’s device repair […]
Has Facebook infiltrated your life? Wait until a Facebook robot starts following you from room to room. A patent for a self-balancing robot granted to the company Tuesday shows a bot resembling a standard telepresence robot with a screen, camera and microphone. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request […]